Artist Monograph

Nicolas de Staël, French

French, 1914–1955

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Engraving	17	60.7%
Lithography	6	21.4%
Oil Painting	1	3.6%
Etching	1	3.6%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	27	96.4%
Painting & Sculpture	1	3.6%

Production by Decade

1940s

1950s

1960s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 24
Print — 3
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	17	60.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	10	35.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	3.6%

Range: 12.3 cm → 195.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1951	2
1956	5
1964	16
1966	4
1978	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 28 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Painting Painting Acc. 28.1951	January 1947	Oil on canvas	6' 5" x 38 3/8" (195.6 x 97.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Ault
Composition Print Acc. 183.1951	1948	Lithograph	composition: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2" (13.9 x 19 cm); sheet: 9 13/16 x 12 15/16" (25 x 32.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Bertha M. Slattery
BORN (plate, folio 44) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.14	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	composition 13 7/8 x 10 7/16" (35.3 x 26.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
BULLETIN OF THE BEAMS (plate, folio 25) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.8	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 7/16 x 7" (26.5 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Frontispiece from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.1	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	composition 13 15/16 x 10 5/8" (35.4 x 27 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
I LIVE IN PAIN (plate, folio 13) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.4	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 4 13/16 x 5 5/16" (12.2 x 13.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
JACQUEMARD AND JULIA (plate, folio 22) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.7	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	composition 13 7/8 x 10 9/16" (35.3 x 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
LYRE (plate, folio 41) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.13	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 13 7/8 x 10 9/16" (35.3 x 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
MARTHE (plate, folio 31) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.10	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 5 3/4 x 5 1/8" (14.6 x 13 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
OVERLORD (plate, folio 34) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.11	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 1/2 x 7" (26.7 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.1-15	1951, published 1952	14 wood engravings, printed in black; and lithograph (publisher's folder), printed in color	page 14 1/2 x 11 1/8" (36 x 28.3 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Publisher's folder from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.15	1951-1952	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 13 3/4 x 23 11/16" (35 x 60.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
SONG OF CORDUROY (plate, folio 38) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.12	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 6 15/16" (26.9 x 17.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
THE ECCENTRIC (plate, folio 19) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.6	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7" (26.9 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
THE SHARK AND THE GULL (plate, folio 28) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.9	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 7 x 10 9/16" (17.8 x 26.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
THE WALL Print Acc. 817.1956	1951	Lithograph, printed in color	Sheet 19 7/8 x 25 3/4" (50.5 x 65.3 cm) Comp. 10 5/8 x 18 7/8" (27.0 x 48.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
THRESHOLD (plate, folio 16) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.5	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	composition 10 x 6 9/16" (25.5 x 16.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
THUNDER STREAM MILL (plate, folio 10) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.3	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 13 3/4 x 10 1/4" (35 x 26.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
VERY ALIKE (plate, folio 7) from POÈMES Illustrated Book Acc. 1061.1964.2	1951-1952	Wood engraving, printed in black	composition 10 9/16 x 7" (26.9 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Frontispiece from VOIR NICOLAS DE STAËL Illustrated Book Acc. 131.1956.1	1953	Engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 8 1/4 x 5 5/16" (21 x 13.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Plate (page 109) from VOIR NICOLAS DE STAËL Illustrated Book Acc. 131.1956.2	1953	Engraving, printed in black	irreg. composition 7 13/16 x 5 9/16" (19.9 x 14.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
VOIR NICOLAS DE STAËL Illustrated Book Acc. 131.1956.1-3	1953	2 engravings, printed in black; and 1 lithograph (wrapper), printed in color	page 10 x 6 1/2" (25 x 16.5 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Wrapper from VOIR NICOLAS DE STAËL Illustrated Book Acc. 131.1956.3	1953	Lithograph, printed in color	composition 9 15/16 x 14 3/16" (25.3 x 36 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Composition Print Acc. 249.1978	(1954)	Etching	plate: 13 9/16 x 10 15/16" (34.5 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 20 7/8 x 14 1/2" (53 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Double page plate (pages 20 and 21) from L'ART QUI VIENT À L'AVANT Illustrated Book Acc. 32.1966.2	1965		composition 4 13/16 x 6 1/2" (12.3 x 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Frontispiece from L'ART QUI VIENT À L'AVANT Illustrated Book Acc. 32.1966.1	1965		composition 4 13/16 x 3 11/16" (12.3 x 9.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
L'ART QUI VIENT À L'AVANT Illustrated Book Acc. 32.1966.1-3	1965	3 wood engravings, printed in black	page 5 1/4 x 4 1/4" (13 x 10.8 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund
Plate (page 33) from L'ART QUI VIENT À L'AVANT Illustrated Book Acc. 32.1966.3	1965		composition 4 15/16 x 3 7/8" (12.6 x 9.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Monroe Wheeler Fund